# Principal Data & AI Engineer, Reporting and Insights

Hiring organization: [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/930d7b2c-4659-4f02-a8ba-8e9a88c4612d

Listed on Expedia Group's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Principal
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Salary: 249000 – 348500 USD per year

## Summary

This is a strategic data engineering leadership role at Expedia's CTO Office, defining how the company transforms operational data into AI-powered executive insights. It suits experienced data engineers comfortable with LLMs and agentic AI systems who want to shape reporting standards across a large travel technology organization.

_Our summary, not Expedia Group's wording._

## Skills named

Apache Flink, Apache Iceberg, Databricks, Google Vertex AI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Looker, Prompt Engineering, Python, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Snowflake, SPARK, SQL, Tableau

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Intelligence, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 10+ years in data, analytics, business intelligence, reporting, or related roles (or 12+ years with a Bachelor's degree)
- Proficiency in Python and SQL for data engineering and pipeline development
- 3+ years building or deploying AI/ML or LLM applications including prompt engineering, RAG architectures, or agentic workflows
- 2+ years with an enterprise AI platform such as Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, or Google Vertex AI

## Nice to have

- 5+ years leading cross-functional data or analytics programs at Principal level or equivalent scope
- Experience designing and operating agentic AI systems for reports, data questions, or metrics monitoring
- Familiarity with natural language interfaces for analytics including NL-to-SQL and conversational BI
- Understanding of AI output governance including evaluation frameworks and confidence scoring
- Experience with modern data platforms such as Spark, Flink on Iceberg, Snowflake, Databricks, or Delta Lake
- Knowledge of real-time or event-driven data patterns
- Strong executive communication skills
- Working knowledge of responsible AI principles including explainability and auditability

Apply on Expedia Group's site: https://expedia.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/search/job/USA---California---San-Jose/Principal-Data---AI-Engineer--Reporting-and-Insights_R-107931